Quality of life comparison
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
live 16.4 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 9.5 times more money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2020, while in British Virgin Islands, the GDP per capita is $34,200 as of 2017.
be 32.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 2.9% as of 2015.
Life
be 70.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Cameroon, approximately 48.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, on the other hand, 14.2 children do as of 2022.
have 69.2% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In British Virgin Islands, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cameroon, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In British Virgin Islands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In British Virgin Islands, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
be 27.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cameroon, approximately 79% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In British Virgin Islands, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 80.1% less coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
British Virgin Islands: At a glance
How big is British Virgin Islands compared to Cameroon? See an in-depth size comparison.